We’ve all heard about CBD, but do you really know what it is, where it comes from, or why you should even care?  Join Integrative Wellness practitioner Suzy Woollam as we cover some of the basics of CBD.  It’s a great place to start, and a great recommendation on a Bourbon (actually, this episode it’s a Whiskey!)

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Dee:  Welcome to Bourbon and Branches and no BS, a podcast from The Scenter of Town, which beautifully enough is located in the center of town, nine oh seven  Charles street in historic downtown Fredericksburg, Virginia. And now, your podcast host, Suzy Woollam

Suzy:  Good Afternoon!

Dee:  Yes.

Suzy:  How are you?

Dee:   I’m so excited about this episode because first of all, it’s called the ABC’s of CBD.

Suzy:   I know it’s kind of alliteration, but not… it’s sort of fun.

Dee:  This is a huge topic because everyone is talking about this

Suzy: Everyone is talking about this, and there’s such a huge amount of misinformation out there. And in our typical No BS format,  today we’re going to talk to you about a few basic things to help you maybe understand CBD on a more basic level.   I know that you have heard people talk about CBD. I hear about it every day…

Dee:  every single day

Suzy:  Every. Single. Day.. And of course, we sell CBD products here in the store, but what’s more important to me than selling a product to somebody is to help them, understand to educate them on CBD a little bit, and help them find their way in this very, very confusing world of CBD.

Dee:   I think I was talking to another episode about…every single time. I’ve been in the store with you someone has walked in and ask about CBD because it is literally the hot trending thing right now.

Suzy:   It is the hot trending thing, and it’s been around for a long time, but now with social media, and with a lot of really intense promotion by companies as well as the passing of the new Farm Bill in two thousand eighteen it really has become a much more headline issue, or a headline subject, and people feel a lot more comfortable asking about it. But I still don’t think that people understand what CBD is.

Dee:  They hear about the benefits a lot. And they hear about people who say, I’ve used it, and it’s worked for me, and then they want that, and so they come in, and they ask for that, but really the one oh, one of CBD…the ABC’s of CBD is really like you’re educating people when they walk in the door, I’ve seen you have these conversations and that’s really important.

Suzy:  Well you have to.   I have people who come in and they will say things like “Well I want one hundred percent pure CBD”,  and… I’m sorry. But that’s not a thing.  Um,  as a general rule…. I guess this is a great place to start our ABC’s,  Ladies and Gentlemen, CBD is not a thing.  It…you can’t grow CBD.   You can’t directly harvest from your field CBD.    CBD  is not a physical thing.  It’s not like a chair or a car or corn or carrots.  CBD is…and first of all stands for Cannabinadiol… and is a collection of molecules that come from a particular type of plant.  These plants, and these molecules,  are quite varied.  People think of CBD as only coming from Marijuana, and I have people who come in and say, “Yep. I’m supposed to come in here and get pot oil from you”  and I say, no, that’s not a thing .  So,  CBD,  in its regulatory status as it were,  comes from the stalk oil of European grown hemp.  I know that there are farmers that are now beginning to grow in the United States.  Until we have seen the cleansing effect of the plant on the land, because it is wonderful for cleaning our land… ‘til we’ve started to see the cleansing effect my recommendation to people is that we stick with a European grown hemp oil.

Talking about, and ultimately preparing for End of Life is a stressful time. But open and honest conversation can not only make things less stressful, but can open you up to stories, and memories, that you may have missed out on otherwise.   Join Suzy as we talk openly about end of life choices, and working with an End of Life Doula.

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0:09 – 05:00

Dee: Welcome to bourbon branches and no BS the podcast that is helping you discover, you are even more and more, every single time you listen to this podcast, we are hoping that you get inspired, and educated and find a little bit more of who you are. And to help you do that the host of this podcast, Suzy Woollam

Suzy: Good Afternoon

Dee: Hi

Suzy: Hi.

Dee: We are so happy about how the news of this podcast is spreading to people and people are sharing it. And people are getting in on I tunes and on Google play. And they’re getting it on their favorite podcast outlets, and we could not be happier. And let me just suggest to everyone who is enjoying this podcast. Please share it with someone you know.

Suzy: Absolutely. And if you don’t like it, let me know if you like it, let somebody else know

Dee: Yes!

Suzy: See that’s what it’s all about

Dee: It’s how you do.

Suzy: Let me be better for you. .

Dee: Absolutely. And you know what else? I know firsthand that Suzy has a fantastic spirit about her where she is always inviting to your questions and your concerns, and what is going on in your life, and she has a beautiful friend, but very knowledgeable ear and shoulder. And I love that. And so please, if you have questions, we do want to invite people to either drop by and see you in person here in the store in downtown Fredericksburg, or to drop you an E-mail,

Suzy: Absolutely. E-mail me. Call me. If I can’t help you from one of my local services, I can certainly try to find somebody that’s local to you and point you in the right direction. But if you have a question, if you need just somebody to ask as long as it’s not where you left your car keys I pretty much can can help how about that.

Dee: You’re the girl.

Suzy: Yeah. On Tuesdays, I can help you find your car keys.

Dee: Absolutely. Absolutely. It’s happened

Suzy: It’s happened.

Dee: It’s happened. And it’s okay because you’re good at that, too. This episode today. is going to be one of those episodes that make you feel a range of emotions.

Suzy:  It’s a little more difficult subject than what we’ve talked about before. And it may be a subject that some people don’t want to talk about or think about. And I think that’s why… I don’t know. Maybe I’m so good at talking about it and thinking about it and helping people to, to jump that barrier. So today, what we’re going to talk about is embracing and honoring the death experience and how you can utilize an End of Life Doula, which of course, I am. And there are many other in the country, certainly, how you can utilize their services before the death experience, but also for the family to help them through the death experience.

Dee: I recall vividly, and I know everyone has their own moment and story that they’re thinking about right now, as you say that I recall vividly when my grandfather passed from Alzheimer’s, and the. The process, the journey at the end of his life, dealing with a disease that, you know, has no cure.

Suzy: Absolutely.

Dee: And that, you know, is only going in one direction and dealing with some of the fantastic people at Hospice at the end where we were at the Vet hospital just amazing, the, you know, that’s a true calling, and I feel the same way about an End of Life Doula. That is a true calling. And it’s,

Join Integrative Wellness Practitioner, and Bourbon aficionado Suzy Woollam as we talk about how to stock your home bar…..er……medicine chest.  If you want to learn more about making your own remedies, be sure to sign up for our newsletter which lists all our upcoming class dates.  Oh, and a great recommendation on Bourbon.

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Episode 103 – Stocking your Bar…er….Medicine Chest

Welcome to Bourbon & Branches & no BS the podcast that is helping you discover, who you are even more and more, every single time you listen to this podcast.  We are hoping that you get inspired and educated and find a little bit more of who you are, and to help you do that the host of this podcast, Suzy Woollam

Suzy:  Good afternoon.

Dee:    Good Afternoon.

Suzy:    This is fun to do.

Dee:    We love doing this. And, of course, as we continue, we want people to be able to not only share this with other people and subscribe to the podcast, but we want them to be able to open up and share comments and reach out to you with any questions, and that sort of thing.  Tell us about the mission behind this podcast.

Suzy:   So, the whole reason that we started this podcast was that, I think there’s a lot of information that’s available on the internet today and not all of it is true or accurate information and sometimes people get misled, and that makes me sad. So when customers come in here, clients come in here for the first time it’s important for me that we have a conversation that is down and dirty, if you will.  We take everything to that very base level of, “I know that you think you know what, you know, but let me help you understand what you know”. And so the point of having this podcast is to have that same type of conversation with people who maybe can’t make it in here to enjoy my wonderful “No, you’re wrong. So just sit there and you’re wrongness and be wrong” and kind of move into” just listen to me, I’m going to educate you”

Dee:     right?  I love I love these moments that you have in here and I love being witness to these moments. And you know, on, on some real, honest level, it, it just seems like you have some very divine moments that happen here, that’s my word. But it, it just seems that way that it’s just, you know, right timing, Right place, where people are searching for something, an answer to something, more information on something. And it’s a really beautiful thing to watch.

Suzy:   Thank you. It’s I think I’m very, very blessed in that divine sense, your word, that I am who I am. And I believe what I believe, and I believe that every person has to be met, and talked to and experienced at the level that they’re at. And each person is an individual, and that’s what matters to me. I don’t have a preconceived notion on who they are, what they need, and it’s nice that they trust me with those concerns or conditions or questions or comments or fears that, that maybe they have. So it’s I’m very very blessed.

Dee:   Trust is a big deal. It’s a big deal.

Suzy:  Trust is a big deal. Yeah.

Dee:   And so it feels good. Yeah.  And, so, on this episode we’re very excited to be talking about …your…uh…stocking your bar I mean your …

Suzy:  Stocking your medicine cabinet. Not your bar…

Dee:   I’m sorry, I had the notes here and I read it wrong.

Suzy:  Yeah, we are. We’re gonna have some fun we’re going to talk about stocking your home medicine cabinet or your home bar, which if you’ve been to my house, which, of course, you have ,it’s…um…, they’re interchangeable in many aspects. And the reason behind this is,  I can’t begin to tell you the number of times that I get a text message or an Email or a social media message from somebody at two AM that says,

Join Integrative Wellness Practitioner Suzy Woollam and Integrative Medicine Coordinator for Mary Washington Hospitals Integrative Medicine Program as they discuss the benefits of Incorporating multiple modalities into your wellness program.  And a great recommendation on a local Bourbon.

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Dee:  Welcome to the podcast, Bourbon & Branches & no BS in the beautiful downtown historic Fredericksburg, Virginia. And the captain of this ship is here, Suzy

Suzy:  Good afternoon. So one of the things that I see a lot of on my day to day travels such as they are is everyone’s talking about integrative medicine. It is the new catchphrase in the world. And I wonder if people really know what integrative medicine is  ta da …so today we’re going to talk a little bit about Integrative Medicine and talk to one of my very favorite people. We have a guest

Dee:  A guest yay!

Suzy:  We have a guest, and she, to me, is probably the most well versed to talk to you about integrative medicine, especially in the Fredericksburg community, and hopefully in your community if you’re not local.  So,  Integrative Medicine…. So what does that mean?   It’s a term that everybody hears, you see it everywhere. And I don’t think most people really understand what it means. They’re looking for an Integrative Medicine Doctor, but they don’t know why.  The key to Integrative Medicine is that it is patient- centered medicine, the entire purpose of working in Integrative Medicine and integrative therapy is to incorporate the entire person everything about their life their lifestyle; body, mind, soul, emotion so that we can find the most effective treatment to help them get to whatever end of the road they’re trying to get to.  The emphasis is always on that one-to-one relationship with your therapist.   It’s very important to maintain that relationship, and to have that sort of “therapeutic intimacy” so that, that person can get to know you and help you in the most effective way.  And it also means to incorporate a number of different modalities that may be thought of as … alternative or complimentary…. by some people into what may be thought of as traditional medical practice.  So you may be having chemotherapy, and you may be having massage you may be having psychotherapy and you may be having Reiki. So it’s a combination of two things to bring everything together.

Dee:  So when people want to come ask you personal questions, they can come right here into downtown Fredericksburg walk in the door, and your smiling face is there to greet them every single time.

Suzy:  Absolutely. That’s my job and to point them in the right direction and the person that points me in the right direction, and my very, very favorite local resource for everything. Integrative medicine is Ms. Virginia Schaffer.  Gin is the Integrative Medicine Coordinator for Mary Washington Hospitals cancer center Integrative Medicine program. Welcome Gin, we’re so happy to have you here today.

Gin:   Thank you so much. It is an honor.

Suzy:  So tell me a little bit about you, and how you became involved with the Integrative Medicine program at Mary Washington hospital.

Gin:    You know, it’s an interesting story, and I was trying to figure out when I was coming over here for this podcast if where would I begin …where would that story begin and it really does begin with, with meeting you Suzy.   So I moved back to the Fredericksburg area in 2014,

Suzy:  Thank goodness

Laughter

Gin:   having been here in the nineties, and I’m moved back having been diagnosed with breast cancer.  And I was lost.   And I really didn’t know how to take all this information that was provided to me when my multitude of Doctors, you know, Medical Oncologist,  Radiation Oncologists, Breast Surgeon.   So I had all this information upon being diagnosed ...

Welcome to the Inaugural Episode of Bourbon & Branches & no BS.  Join Integrative Wellness Practitioner Suzy Woollam as she tackles the tough questions on all things wellness, with an open, honest and no BS approach, with a side of Bourbon.

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Episode 100 – Introducing Bourbon & Branches & no BS

 

Dee:  Welcome to the debut episode of the podcast, Bourbon & Branches & no BS.   I’m Dee Daniels,  sort of your Butler here for the fantastic debut episode. And the owner of the mansion is also here. Let’s introduce ourselves.

Suzy:  All right, we’ll technically, I’m not the owner of the mansion, actually, my amazing husband Todd is the owner of the mansion. He just allows me to come here and do this, so that I’m not bored in life

Laughing

But I am Suzy Woollam and I am the face and the voice behind The Scenter of Town in downtown Fredericksburg Virginia  woohoo go Fredericksburg.

Dee:  We’re gonna talk about so many things. And of course, we want to introduce everyone to what you do and your background. And why when they come into meet, you, they’re going to have an experience.

Suzy:  That’s so sweet …an experience. I think it’s an experience. I love meeting everybody that comes into see me.  So I have The Scenter of Town,  here in downtown Fredericksburg, but I have all sorts of expensive initials that go behind my name, that don’t go anywhere near toward buying me a cup of coffee every day.   I am a Traditional Naturopath, . I am a Board Certified Licensed Massage Therapist, I am a Reiki Master/Teacher, I am a Clinical Aromatherapist, I am an End of Life Doula and an all-around really nice guy

Dee:  I like that. Not only are you going to get fantastic information on this podcast. But you have a great mission for this podcast.

Suzy:  It’s very important to me. And, you know, one of the things that, that I tell everybody who comes in here to see me is never asked me a question that you don’t want an answer to.   I am blatantly honest at all levels, which some people don’t want. I am very quick to tell people who are looking for a therapist that will just hold their hand and pat their back and say, “there there” that they should find somebody else, and I will certainly help them find somebody else.  My job here is to be open and honest, and answer the tough questions that most people don’t want to answer people are looking for quick fix in many situations, and that’s not what we do here.

Dee:  So I love that you have described everything here is a full service, education-based integrative wellness center. What does integrative medicine mean to you.

Suzy:  Integrative Medicine means to me that what we are doing here is where maybe in the past people thought of massage, or reflexology, or Reiki, or some of the services that we offer here as alternative or complimentary… over the last, maybe ten fifteen years, they really have become integrative with what people think of as traditional services,  traditional medical treatment. So you may be seeing an oncologist for your cancer treatment, but he may also refer you here for massage or reflexology. You may be seeing a nutritionist for a condition that you have going on, and they may refer you here to get the best quality supplements that you can to help make sure that you’re actually getting some nutrition in your body. So integrative is just combining many different types of therapy, into one and all of your healthcare practitioners working as a team to make sure that you lead the best. Life that you can

Dee:  When you are dealing with people every single day, I’ve seen you firsthand do this. When people walk in, and they have questions, and they have a story to tell, and they have a background and they have concerns and some of them are in some really hard times in ...